 | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Report (volume) | | GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 445 GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF MAINE INCLUDING................................... Origin of the Maine pegmatites........................................Larsen............................. Application to Maine pegmatites............................... Eutectics........ 1.... Androscoggin County.................................................. Auburn................................ Auburn Falls............................................. Auburn reservoir........ |  | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by ...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CooK Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl...Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible minerals...so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...Department of Geology and Geography at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He welcomes suggestions for...albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen is in |  | | Report (volume) | | INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 420 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE......"............................... Methods of mining ................................................. 23 Maine............................................................... Androscoggin County................................................ Auburn.............;................................................................................. Lincoln County .............................................. |  | | Report (volume) | | HARDNESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum..."emerald, " to chrysocolla and all other green stones (Smith, 1949, p. 175). Corundum was referred to as "oriental"...cabochori or rounded ut introduced by the Romans (Smith^l949, p. 141). The cabochon Was used for colored...stone originated in India in the 15th century (Smith, 1949, p. 142). The first faceted gems were diamonds...have been found are: Smith River, Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Massachusetts 02138 MAINE Minerals of the Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District Topsham • Topsham, Maine's...Maine's underappreciated pegmatite district, is particularly noted for fine specimens of beryl, topaz...Andros coggin River from Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from...from Standpipe Hill, overlooking the Androscoggin River, north-northeast through the town of Topsham...synonomy has arisen due to changes of leasee or owner. Quarry locations are described and plotted on top ographic |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no |  | | Report (issue) | | Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Maine ............... 16 Table 5 Uranium occurrences in...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of eastern Maine................^..............i.29 Figure 6. Uranium...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of western Maine.................................30 Figure 7. Uranium...uranium occurrences in igneous and metamorphic rocks east of the Mississippi River. The word occurrence as...has not been attempted. However, there are in the East representatives of all four types. Exploration will |  | | Journal (issue) | | Executive Editors Robert B. Cook Auburn University, Al Carl A. Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John...John Rakovan New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM Consulting Editors Joel A. Bartsch...Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geology. Its 132 ROCKS & MINERALS Dr. Robert Cook Auburn University A uburn, A labama I wL- Antero Aquamarines...(hardbound). This book describes the history of mining and collecting, the geologic history, petrology...his work well, ably combining all aspects of the Mount Antero deposits into a book that reflects careful...Stony Brook, NY 117942100. Alaskan Gofd: Placer Mining in lnterior Alaska, produced by KUAGTV, University...Alan Probert for the U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Company. It was made to illustrate their golddredging |  | | Report (volume) | | INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTI8 SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 585 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...respective States: Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...as elongated crystals that are rooted in the microcline-plagioclase-quartz wall zone Downloaded by...distinction because of the spectacular gemstones found on Mount Antero in central Colorado. and project into the...Typically, smoky quartz, albite, muscovite, and microcline line the cavity walls, and aquamarine occurs...doubly terminated crystals. In the United States, Mount Figure 2. Index map of aquamarine occurrences in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROBERT B. COOK Department of Geology Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 Brazilianite Downloaded...fibrous masses. Inclusions of quartz, tourmaline, apatite, and muscovite crystals have been described. Brazilianite...head of the Department of Geology at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. 40 ROCKS & MINERALS including...eosphorite, siderite, albite, muscovite, quartz, and microcline. It also occurs as a sparse component of fracture...nearby Dunton quarry,Maine. Other unconfirmed Maine occurrences include the Harvard quarry at Greenwood |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Australia] at 15:01 05 January 2015 ARTHUR E. SMITH 9118 Concho Street Houston, Texas 77036 artsmithite@msn...arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore. 242...large scale, there has been enough prospecting and mining activity to uncover many important mineral localities...collector. Prospecting, granite quarrying, and mining probably peaked before the turn of the twentieth...pegmatite prospecting and mining were revived during World War II, with some mining continuing into the early |  | | Journal (issue) | | Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by Terry Szenics; Jeff Scovil photo...rosette, with prehnite, 14 cm, from the Centreville quarry, Fairfax, Virginia. Smithsonian Institution collection...C6649; Lee Boltin photo. Fairfax Quarry, Virginia, 1967 The Fairfax quarry in Virginia is a classic locality...northeastern corner of the Fairfax quarry in Centreville, Virginia. I visited the quarry the next weekend. Nothing...feet to the right (east) and 15 feet to the left, parallel to the wall of the quarry. This tube varied |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | longest-serving and most dedicated members. To m and Pat Smith helped stabilize the RMS and insure its survival...during highway construction, Hull Township, Gatineau County, Quebec. P. M. Bellev, R. Rowe & M. Picard. 2:45...e " from the Harder Farm, Hammond, St. Lawrence County, NY. M. Lupulescu. 3:45 H i s t o r y of the Powers...Powers farm streamside veins, St. Lawrence County, New York. M. R. Walter & S. C. Chamberlain. 4:00 M...Louisa County, Virginia. L. E. Kearns & M. D. Dunn. 4:30 B l u e wavellite from the De Linde quarry, Garland |  | | Book (volume) | | lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks in the East, both igneous and metamorphic, strongly mineralized...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COOK Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite...Knoxville] at 04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...of its premier aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by Jacobson...Department of Geology and Geography at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He welcomes suggestions for |  | | Report (issue) | | 3: Tourmaline Publisher Lapis International, LLC; East Hampton, CT Concept & Design Maximilian Glas, Stamberg...Lapis International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225...5371-2-7 Printed in Germany Above: Schor! and microcline from Pakistan's world famous Gilgit area. The...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...78 Australia ......................... 82 Europe (east) ...................... 83 Europe (west) ...... |  | | Report (volume) | | Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 624 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE.......................................... 102 District of Columbia .................................................................................. Maine...................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the City Quarry, Lewiston, Maine. The mineral is not commonly reported in the pegmatites of Maine as there...paper known to the writer concerning graphite in Maine pegmatites (27). Landes (I7a) Iists graphite among...of the hydrothermal stage in the pegmatites of Maine. Bain (2) has indicated his belief in the same manner...equivalents. ft is probable that the graphite of the City Quarry pegmatite representsa hydrothermal product. LocauoN...southwestern part of Maine, in Androscoggin County, on the left bank of the Androscoggin. It is 32 miles from |  | | Book | | ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and...Allgood, J. Pradenas: Gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, California 18:41-45, 18:62-64 --with W. H. Wilkinson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Schekkerman. November-December: Roebling Apatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine; photo by Victor E . Kranz. Aegirine-augite...Analcime, 155 Anatase, 188, 410 Anhydrite, 189 Apatite, 81, 235, 427 Apophyllite, 155 Aquamarine, 421... S. Leber, 31 Aubertite, 318 Australia, George Smith, 222; Flinders natrolite, 117 Baddeleyite, flourescent...114 Baumann, H . , 330 Bavenite, 189 Behnke, D., Maine Articles Published in Rocks and Minerals: An Annotated... , book review, The Tourma line, 453 Berkeley Quarry, Cross, South Carolina, J . J . Howe, 240 Bertrandite |
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